Halter



` UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. HESS, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,912,` dated October 4,1881,

Application tiled August 18, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. HESS, a citi- `zen ofthe United States ofAm erica, residing at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and Stale of New York, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Halters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable 'others skilled inthe artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures oi' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to halters -for anim als; and the improvement consists in the straps riveted to the metallic plateshaving projections; also the buckles attached to said metallic plates, as will be hereinafter more. l'ully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l rep resents my improvement applied to the halter ofa horse. Figs.2and3 representplans ofthe metallic joints as usually formed.

As shown inthe drawings, the metallic plate A is formed like a ring, with lint projections c c c2 radiating from its center, such projections having holes in them, so that the ends of the straps o may be fastened to them by mi ans of rivets,instead offasteningthe parts together by means of stitching, as is the common practice.

In Fig. 3 is shown the form of plate A for Athe case of a., af, and a2.

use at the joint ot' straps near the horses ear, where the halteris buckled. In this form one of the projections, c3, is provided witha buckle, B, being made fastto a cross-bar ofthe buckle, vor made solid therewith, while the other projections, adand c5, are to rivet the straps to, as in A metallic piece, b, having a loop at each end, is provided, to hold the two straps which pass under the horses head and neck in position.

By the use of this device for joining the ends of straps farmers and others in rural districts are enabled to do much ot' their repairing of halters and hcadst-alls, and such repairing may be quickly effected, it being only necessary to fasten with rivets the ends ofthe straps to the plate A.

` I elaim- I In a halter, the straps o, riveted to the metallic plates A, having projections a, a', and a, in combination with the plate A', having the arm c3, to which the buckle B is secured, and also the projections aand a5, to which the straps c are riveted, and provided with the rigid loop-piece b, the Whole constructed and arranged substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence ottwo witnesses.

HENRY J. HESS.

Witnesses:

L. E. MOORE, GEO. D. RICHARDSON. 

